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Courts & crime, 1944

1,130 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 57

French Terrorists 23 Sentenced to Death

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: A German newsagency, quoting a report from Paris, states that a German court-martial, trying 24 terrorists,…

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Murder Charge Mother-in-law and Baby

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE Tuesday: Ferdinand James Kennett, 35, of Footscray, stated in the Criminal Court to-day that he had swung…

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The Invasion French Police Deprived of Wireless Sets

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: Police officers in prefectures throughout Prance have been deprived of their wireless sets in case they…

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Trautwein's Puppets Allegation in Court by K.c

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 1

Allegations that Theodore Charles Trautwein, bankrupt and former MLC, had set up his relatives in a "puppet show," the strings of which he pulled…

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Man Sentenced at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

At the Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday before Judge Borne. 'Albert Eugene Comtesse, a laborer, aged 21 years, was sentenced to 2[?] years…

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Alleged Theft of Cars

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

Detective Cloke, of the Wagga police station, reported yesterday that three soldiers had been arrested in connection with the stealing of a…

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Police Recover Parts of Bicycles

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

Following inquiries made by the Wagga police regarding missing bicycles, two youths have been arrested. The police are also in…

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Disappearance of Wheel Police Seeking Clues

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

Police are seeking the whereabouts of a green spring cart and the men who were riding in it at Leeton on Tuesday night, in the hope that, when [?] along Acacis aven[?] and when neat the Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society's premises it met with an…

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Official Opening of Court House Postponed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 1

“Owing to the incomplete state of the Court House, the official [?]pening has been postponed. The Minister conferred with me to-day…

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Miners Charged

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

WOLLONGONG, Friday: Charges of absenteeism against 188 miners were adjourned at Wollongong Police Court last night. Lodge executives of…

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Alleged Theft of Tyres

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr E J. Gibson. JP. Jade Dodd, aged 27 years, soldier was charged with stealing three motor…

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Bribery Charges Father and Son Sentenced

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

PERTH, Thursday: A case which caused intense interest concluded to-day when Lavus O'Connell Gormen. 33, legal practitioner and former legal…

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Man Arrested in Bedroom Breaking, Entering and Stealing Charge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

THE determined efforts of an alleged burglar to escape from a bedroom where he had been surprised, and punches which sent…

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Court Facilities Criticised

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Since the Wagga Courthouse was taken over by the Commonwealth Government Shorty after the outbreak of war sittings of the Quarter…

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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Messrs. R. Palmer and G. A. Bruderlin, Js.P. Falling to Pay Fare

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

Henry William Kempton, 57, pleaded guilty to travelling on the railway from Temora to Cootamundra without previously having paid his fare, and…

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French Police Deprived of Wireless Sets

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

Police officers in prefectures all over France have been deprived of their wireless sets in case they render assistance to the Allies in the…

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Thieves Visit Blacksmith's Shop Police Seeking Clues

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

POLICE are seeking the whereabouts of a green spring cart and the men who were riding in it at Leeton on Tuesday night, in…

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From Our Issue of 2nd FEBRUARY, 1914. Chaffcutter Strike Extra Police Wired for

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 4

Some developements have taken place with regard to the strike of chaff-cutters, which is still nominally in progress in the district, although all the…

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